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On its 60th anniversary, Brandeis looks back on its historic founding

Features | 10/7/08
Posted online at 3:55 AM EST on 10/7/08

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The New England Associates of Brandeis University made up the University's first group of trustees. Pictured from left to right in the first row above, Abraham Shapiro, George Alpert, Albert Einstein, Ralph Lazrus and Norman Rabb; in the second row, Sidney Rabinowitz, James J. Axelrod, Barnett Gofdon, Robert Cable, Yoland Markson and Irving Usen. The trustees are seated in Einstein's home in Princeton, N.J. Photo courtesy of Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections Department
The New England Associates of Brandeis University made up the University's first group of trustees. Pictured from left to right in the first row above, Abraham Shapiro, George Alpert, Albert Einstein, Ralph Lazrus and Norman Rabb; in the second row, Sidney Rabinowitz, James J. Axelrod, Barnett Gofdon, Robert Cable, Yoland Markson and Irving Usen. The trustees are seated in Einstein's home in Princeton, N.J. Photo courtesy of Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections Department
Brandeis' first president, Abram Sachar, previously served as chairman of the National Hillel Coalition in Washington and a professor of history at the University of Illinois. Above, Sachar and his wife, Thelma, at his inauguration in October 1948. Photo courtesy of Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections Department
Brandeis' first president, Abram Sachar, previously served as chairman of the National Hillel Coalition in Washington and a professor of history at the University of Illinois. Above, Sachar and his wife, Thelma, at his inauguration in October 1948. Photo courtesy of Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections Department
Brandeis' first undergraduate class of 120 first-years enrolled on Oct. 14, 1948, setting foot on a bucolic 100-acre campus. Above, a photo taken circa 1948, featuring a group of enthusiastic Brandeis undergraduates in front of Usen Castle. Photo courtesy of Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections Department
Brandeis' first undergraduate class of 120 first-years enrolled on Oct. 14, 1948, setting foot on a bucolic 100-acre campus. Above, a photo taken circa 1948, featuring a group of enthusiastic Brandeis undergraduates in front of Usen Castle. Photo courtesy of Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections Department
Just months after the state of Israel triumphantly declared its independence, on Oct. 7, 1948, Waltham, Mass. welcomed the nation's first non-sectarian, Jewish-sponsored University. Spanning a total of 100 acres, the original campus replaced the former Middlesex College. Prominent members of the American Jewish community, including Albert Einstein, founded the University in tribute to Louis D. Brandeis, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. The University initially comprised the School of General Studies, the School of Social Studies, the School of Humanities and the School of Science. First-years were to enroll in the School of General Studies and then choose a field of specialty. Heralded by its first president, Abram Sachar, as an institution that would follow those ideals of "academic integrity" and service exemplified by its namesake, Brandeis opened its doors to its first undergraduate class of 120 first-years on Oct. 14.

-Shana D. Lebowitz
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